friday night but nothing since. a vandenburg spokesperson says this appears to be a solid fuel missile, possibly launched from the u.s navy's san nicholas island. but a pentagon official says this was not associated with any navy or department of defense operations. >> also could be a jet aircraft contrail from something you're looking at that's horizontal, and it goes a long distance, almost to the horizon, it looks to the eye as if it's vertical. >> reporter: the faa issued a statement saying, "the radar replay did not reveal any fast-moving, unidentified targets in that area. the faa also did not receive reports of any unusual sightings from pilots who were flying in the area monday afternoon. the faa did not approve any commercial launches around the area monday." if this were a military missile test, pilots and mariners would usually be warned. >> there's lots of things that go on in aviation space in southern california. it's always been that way. literally going back to the early days of the industry of aviation. that this has always been a major area. so it could be something that